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De Tilly

De Tilly is the alternative form of Tilly.

Meaning of Tilly

Proper noun (1)

Tilly (plural Tillys)

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Matilda.
    • Tilly's name is Matilda. It was typical of Mum and Dad that they wouldn't let her be called Tilly when she came to them because that was the unusual shortening of Matilda, the unconventional one, and you never did unconventional things, you never did things to draw attention to yourself. So they...1990, Barbara Vine, Gallowglass, Curley Pub, published 1991, →ISBN, page 24
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun (2)

Tilly (countable and uncountable, plural Tillys)

  1. A number of places in France.
  2. A surname from Old French.
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See all 7 meanings of tilly

Proper noun capitalized: de Tilly

de Tilly

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Tilly (“a surname”).

Questions about De Tilly

What is De Tilly the alternative form of?
De Tilly is the alternative form of Tilly.
What part of speech is De Tilly?
De Tilly is a proper noun.

Words near De Tilly in the dictionary

  1. de Solenni
  2. de son tort
  3. de Souza
  4. de Stafford
  5. de Staëlian
  6. De Tilly
  7. de trop
  8. De Victoria
  9. de Villiers
  10. De Vries
  11. De Vriesian

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